Hawthorne Cat, the Caterpillar equipment and engine dealer in San Diego and the Pacific Region, is expanding its corporate campus in Rancho Bernardo, Calif., with the addition of a new engine, generator, and on-highway truck-testing facility.
As part of a 55,000-square-foot building upgrade, the new Dyno Shop engine testing capability will help Hawthorne Cat meet growing market demands for the next 20 years, the company said. The 5,000-square-foot Engine and Generator Test Center will include engine flywheel dynamometer testing up to 4,250 horsepower, indoor generator resistive/reactive load bank testing up to 3,300 kW, outdoor generator testing up to 8,000 horsepower and truck chassis dynamometer testing of up to 1,000 horsepower. A 20-ton crane system will also be added to the existing weld and fabrication building, allowing generators to be moved for testing and placed into ISO-compliant containers.
Also, Hawthorne Cat will centralize its Power Systems operations, including sales, power rental, field services, truck services and administration at the expanded campus. The transition will begin in October 2015 with full occupancy expected by early 2016.
“Caterpillar’s output capabilities keeps growing and this modernization provides Hawthorne with industry-leading premier assets,” said Kirk Fowkes, vice president of Hawthorne’s Power Division.
